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Hubert Arthur Finney:
Demonstration sketch, mid 1930's
Unmounted (ref: 10987)

signed and titled

Oil on paper

Tags: Hubert Arthur Finney oil children portraits

Provenance: The Artist's Studio

This demonstration drawing probably dates to Finney time as a teacher at Chelsea: After gaining a Travelling Scholarship to Rome, in 1929, Finney returned to London to embark on his career but in the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash he considered himself "lucky in obtaining a part-time teaching post at Chelsea School of Art under P. H. Jowett (1882-1955). This teaching post enabled me to have contact with a few of the personalities, who were ultimately to make a name for themselves in the world of the visual arts. Henry Moore (1898-1986) was in charge of the sculpture department and Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) of the department of design.